Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

24 AND 26 JOHN STREETLB45529

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
24/03/1998
Local Authority
Orkney Islands
Planning Authority
Orkney Islands
Burgh
Stromness
NGR
HY 25514 9323
Coordinates
325514, 1009323

Description

Mid 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 5-bay (6-bay at ground) rectangular-plan near-symmetrical pair of houses (property to right (S) converted at ground as shop). Painted cement-rendered and lined at ground; pointed rubble at 1st floor. Band course between ground and 1st floors; cement-rendered and lined margins to windows at 1st floor.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bays grouped 2-3. 2-bay group to left, (No 26): stone step to timber panelled door with rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to left. 4-bay group to right, (No 24, including shop): picture window at ground in bay to centre with deep-set modern glazed door flanking to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bays flanking.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: single bay gabled wall. Picture window at ground, window at 1st floor, attic window to gable above to left; gablehead stack above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: single bay gabled wall. Attic window to left of gable; gablehead stack above.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: regularly fenestrated with stair light to centre at rear of No 26. Asymmetrically pitched addition to left projecting E from No 24; box dormer above.

4- and 2-pane timber sash and case windows with picture windows at ground to shop. Caithness slate roof; stone ridge; corniced, rubble stack to S and to ridge; harled corniced gablehead stack to N; concrete skews with beak skewputts; small rooflight to W pitch; cast-iron rainwater goods.

Statement of Special Interest

Recorded as having been a Grocer's under W Angus from 1900-1963, when it changed ownership to C Steer until 1969.

References

Bibliography

Appears on 1st edition OS map (1882); G S Robertson, HISTORY OF STROMNESS 1900-1972 (1972), p20.

About Listed Buildings

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